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Victoria Craig

Victoria Craig is the former host of Marketplace Morning Report’s global edition produced by the BBC World Service in London. She graduated from the University of Missouri (go Tigers!) with a degree in broadcast journalism. Before moving to the U.K. in 2017, she covered Wall Street,  reporting for five years on U.S. stocks and the economy from New York City. When she’s not in front of the microphone, you can find Victoria baking or curling up with a good book at home, hiking in the English countryside, or travelling through her new European playground.

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  • In 2007, paramedic Marvin Bethea, a first responder on 9/11, displayed the medications he had to take in the aftermath.
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    Also today: Diane Swonk is today’s guest to add more facets to the unemployment numbers discussion. A new study says racial inequalities have cost the U.S. $51 trillion dollars in lost output since 1990. And, while Google and Microsoft have pledged billions toward cybersecurity, there’s a shortage of people with cybersecurity skills.

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  • Virtual reality has now come under China’s regulatory hammer
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    From the BBC World Service: A new warning from Beijing authorities about what it sees as the danger of online gaming has sent tech shares in Hong Kong tumbling. Plus, a campaign group accuses Facebook of breaking U.K. equality law in how it advertises jobs. And, could farmed seaweed provide a sustainable way to make cosmetics, recyclable packaging and even protein?

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  • "A solar job being created in California does not replace a coal economy job in eastern Kentucky," said one expert.
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    Also today: The BBC reports with more on China’s declining video game stocks. We take another look at post 9/11 Pennsylvania, where a memorial commemorates the crash of Flight 93 in a Shanksville field.

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  • Steel and coal defined Pittsburgh’s economic identity. Now it might be tech’s time.

    Also today: The FDA is on the cusp of determining which e-cigarettes could remain on the market. Susan Schmidt is our guest today for markets and economy discussion.

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  • Intel plans to invest billions expanding its chip manufacturing facility in Ireland.
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    From the BBC World Service: The semiconductor giant wants the chip-making supply chain to be spread across various regions of the world, so it’s planning to expand its manufacturing capacity in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. Plus, as Lebanon struggles with major energy supply shortages, regional energy ministers meet in Jordan to examine how to alleviate the pressure.

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  • President Joe Biden lays out policy proposals aimed at narrowing the racial wealth gap during a speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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    Also today: The BBC reports on China’s regulatory sweep now hitting the education sector. Then, we take a trip to Pittsburgh to get a snapshot of the region’s economic outlook as we near the 20th anniversary of 9/11. 

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  • President Joe Biden makes his way to board Air Force One in Kenner, Louisiana on September 3, 2021.
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    Also today: Paul Christopher of Wells Fargo is today’s guest for our economy and markets discussion. The BBC reports on El Salvador making bitcoin an official currency there. It’s the first nation to do so, and that’s triggered some unrest. 

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  • A motorist drives down a road in the wake of Hurricane Ida on September 4, 2021 in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane six days before in Louisiana and brought flooding, wind damage and power outages along the Gulf Coast.
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    Also today: Supply chain issues are still plaguing the construction industry, which is also losing jobs. We also get an economic postcard from Africa, where the tourist destination of Victoria Falls is seeing a decrease in visitors.

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  • Businesses in El Salvador can now accept payment in either Bitcoin or U.S. dollars.
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    From the BBC World Service: The Latin American country will require businesses when possible to accept bitcoin from paying customers. It’s the first nation to have bitcoin as an official currency. But there have been protests and the World Bank and IMF have expressed concerns over the move. Plus, semiconductor shortages are on the agenda at a major motor industry trade show in Munich. And, how a coup in Guinea, one of the world’s biggest bauxite producers, sparked supply concerns, leading aluminum prices to surge to a 10-year high.

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  • A union rally in Chicago. Most Americans support union rights, a Gallup survey found.
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    New analysis out today from the Center for American Progress finds “a typical union household is more than twice as wealthy as a typical non-union household,” and it’s even more significant for Black and Hispanic workers, in particular. Also, for the first time since the pandemic began, traders have returned today to their posts in the pits of the London Metal Exchange. And, your update on gas prices across the country over Labor Day weekend.

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